A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Hinatuan in Philippines. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.7885 East, latitude 8.4911 North, depth = 36.717 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.717 km (23 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:58:07 / 5:58 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/04/24 / 2024-04-27 17:58:07 / April 27, 2024 @ 5:58 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mufl. Unique identifier: us6000mufl.
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Bah-Bah (c. 28 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from San Francisco (c. 18 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Trento (c. 15 900 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Bunawan (c. 15 500 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Lianga (c. 13 600 pop). Close country/countries, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bah-Bah, Bunawan, Libertad.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 51 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines.
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